Transport device for disk harrows



June 16, 1953 R. J. IRELAND TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR DISK HARROWS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 28, 1949 June 16, 1953 R. J. IRELAND TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR DISK HARROWS :s sheets-sheet 2 Filed July 28, 1949 June 16, 1953 R. J. IRELAND TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR DISK HARROWS 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed July 28, 1949 Java/2X0 Zefi Jjw/a/zd Patented June 16, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE L 7 2,641,885 I TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR DISK rmnaows Ralph J." Ireland, Mankato, Minn. I

Application July 28, 1949,'SerialNo.107,199

Claims. (Cl. 55 -73) My invention relates to trucks for transporting disk harrows to and from a field with the disks being held out of contact with the ground.

Heretofore, it has been necessary to place the harrow into a wagon or truck when transporting the same from the field to a place of storage or from one field to another, in order to prevent damage to the disks while in transit. Transporting harrows in this manner, particularly tandem disk harrows, is a very cumbersome task, the harrows being usually quite unwieldy and having considerable weight. An important object of my invention is, therefore, the provision of means which may be applied either to a single row disk harrow or one of the tandem variety for supporting the disks thereof above the ground while the harrow is attached to a tractor or like pulling means.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a harrow transport, as set forth, which may be adjusted to fit harrows of various sizes and types of manufacture.

Still another object of my invention is the provision of a harrow transport device, as set forth,

' which may be applied to and disconnected from a harrow by a single operator with a minimum of time and effort.

A still further object of my invention is the V provision of a harrow transport device which is in construction and durable in use.

The above and still further highly important objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed specification, I appended claims and attached drawings.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several tion illustrated in Fig. 1, some parts being broken away and some parts shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a view corresponding to Fig; 2, but

showing a different position of some of the parts;

Fig; 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation of the rear end portion of my novel transport device, some parts being broken away and some parts shown in section;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the elevating mechanism of my harrow transport;

' simple and inexpensive'to build, which is efficient and flexible in operation and which is rugged 2 ,Fig. '7 is a view in perspective of a supplemental supporting arm of my invention;

Fig. 8 is a View in side elevation of a tie bar made in accordance with my invention; and

Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation, some parts being broken away and some parts being shown in section, of my invention utilized to transport a single disk harrow.

Referring particularly to the structure illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, a tandem disk harrow is shown as comprising frontdisk gang sections I and 2 and rear disk gang sections 3 and 4. Thedisk harrow illustrated is of the type commonly used and is adapted to be connected to'the drawbar 5 of a conventional tractor or the like, not shown, by a tongue 6 extending forwardly of a rigid frame I. The frame 1 is con- I nected to the gang sections I and 2 by laterally outer arms 8 and inner arms 9, which, at their rear ends, are coupled to gang bolts or axle shafts Ii]. The gang bolts II] each carry a plurality of harrow disks II which are spaced apart thereon by spacing sleeves or the like I2. .The rear gang sections 3 and 4 include spaced harrow disks I3 mounted on gang bolts or axles I4 and spaced apart by spacing sleeves I5 and are connected by frame members I6 to the outer ends of a rigid transverse frame I'l. Intermediate its ends, the frame I! is loosely coupled to the front gang sections I and 2, as indicated at I8. Each of the gang sections 3' and 4 are coupled to gang sections I and 2, respectively, by rigid cross members IS. The cross members I9 are pivotally secured one each to the inner ends of one of the rear disc gangs 3 and 4 and at their forward ends-are loosely coupled to the outer end portions of an adjacent one of the forward gang sections I and 2, as indicated at 20. Each disk gang I to 4, inclusive, is provided with a rigid rectangular frame 2I for carrying sand bags .or other weights.

My novel harrow transport comprises a pneumatic' tire-equipped ground-engaging wheel 22 journaled in the rear end of a frame 23 made up of a pair of laterally spaced generally parallel supporting arms 24 and 25. It will be seen, particularly by reference to Fig. 1, that the arms 24 and 25 are relatively close together at their forwardly openinghook element 21 welded at its opposite sides to each thereof, and having a centure in the portion 3| and has its lower end rigidly secured to an elongatedclamping head 33 which may be turned at right angles to'span the lower side edges of the supporting arms and 25, whereby the retainer 29 may be clamped to said. arms, as indicated in full lines in Fig. 4. When the thumb nut on the screw 32 is loosened, the:

clamping head 33 may be turned at right angles to the full line position inFig. 4, to permit the retainer 29 to be swung about theaxis of the pivot-bolt 30 to its dotted line position of Fig. 4, whereby to be released from engagement with one of the sleeves l of the harrow. A shaft 34 extends laterally through the spaced arms 24 and .25 slightly to the rear of the harrow 29.

The shaft 34 projects laterally outwardly from the arms Hand 25 andterminates in head portions 35, fora purpose which will hereinafter become apparent.

In the raising of a rear gang section of a tandem disk harrow preparatory to the transporting thereof, the supporting arm 23 is placed between a pair of adjacent disks i3 and the hook-li-ke retainer 29 is brought into retaining engagement with the spacing sleeve -|5 therebetween, as

shown "by full lines in Fig. 3. For raising the rear {gang section, I provide an elongated screw element 36 provided at its upper-end with a handlee'quipped crank 31 and at its lower end with an enlargedhead39. A-traveller 39 adapted to move upwardly and downwardly with respect to the head-3B, :upon rotation of the screw 35, includes a nut element 40 having threaded engagement with the screw 36 and mounted in the traveller 39 for pivotal movements on a pivot pin 4|, the axis of which is at right angles to the axis of the screw '36. The traveller 39 has a downwardly open hook 42 which is adapted to engage a portion of the frame 2| of a rear gang section, see Fig.3. Rotationof the screw 36 in-one direction causes the head 38 to move toward the traveller 39 whereby to shorten thedistance .between the extreme forward .end of the supporting arm '23 and the frame 2| and raise the diskgang from the full line position of .Fig. 3 to the position thereof shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3. For maintaining the disk gang in its elevated positions, I provide a supporting hook or tie bar, illustrated in Fig. 8, and indicated by the numer-al43. The tie bar 43 has its hook portions 44 "at its opposite ends, one of which is adapted to be hooked over the frame 2| adjacent the traveller 39 and the other of which hooks under the shaft 34, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 5. When the tie bar is thus put in place, the screw :36

and traveller-39 may be removed from the gang and utilized in connection with a second trans- :port device 'on the opposite gang section.

For raising a forward gang section of the end disk harrow, I provide a supplemental supporting arm -45 comprising front and rear telescop- 'ing arm sections 46- and 41, respectively. "The forward arm section 46 includes 'apair of later edges of the arm section 41.

ally spaced bars tied together at their front ends by a slotted hook 48 welded or otherwise rigidly secured thereto and identical with the hook 21 of the supporting arm 23. The bars comprising the arm section 46 are rigidly connected at their rear ends by a transverse bar or plate 49 welded thereto and projecting laterally outwardly from each thereof. The rear supplemental arm section 4'I includes a pair of spaced parallel bars connectedkat their front ends by a pair of connector'plat'es 59-. By reference to- Fig. 7, it will be seen that the forward arm section 46 is teles'copically slidably received between the bars forming the rear section 41 and between the upper and lower plates 59, the transverse plate .49 .of. thecarm 46 resting upon the upper side At their rear ends, the parallel bars forming the rear arm section 4;! are provided with aligned downwardly opening slots 5| that are adapted to receive the outer .end portions of the shaft intermediate the heads..35 thereon and the supporting bars .24 and of .thesupporting .arm 23. (See Figs. 2, 4 and 5.). It should be noted that the bars comprising the forward arm section 46 are spaced apart equal to the spacin of the bars 24 .and 25 of the .arm 23, so that the rear ends of the arm section lie immediately laterally outwardly of the forward ends of the bars 24 and 25. A hook-like retaining element 52 is journaled on a shaft 53 extending transversely between the bars of the supplemental arm section 45 and is provided witha thumb-nuteequipped screw 54 and .a clamping head ,55. The retaining ,element .52 islocated in .rearwardlysp'aced relation to the slotted .hookl46 and is .identical to the retaining element 2.9 .of the arm .23.

When one of the rear gang sections 3 or .4 has been raised .to the dotted line position .of Fig. 3 and the tie bar. 43 applied thereto, as indicated in Fig.2, the supplemental arm .45 is then connected' to the front end .of the arm 23 by the shaft and slot connection ,34 .5| and the hook- .like retaining element52 placed .over a. spacing sleeve l2 .of the corresponding front gang section or .2-and securely locked in place. The screw 36 and traveller 39 are then applied to the slotted hook 4.8 and the frame 2| and the crank 3! ma- ,nipulated to .draw the head 38 in the .direction of the travellertfl, thus raising the front gang section, .as indicated in Fig. -2. It is important to note that a separate wheel-equipped supporting arm .23 is .used for .eachlof the rear gang sections andthat aseparatesupplemental arm..45 is used .in connection with each thereof to raise the front gang sections .of the harrow. As indicated in Fig. 1, .I :utilize a .pair of traveller-equipped screws .36, one for .each transport device. However, if desired, a single screw 36 may be used to elevate all of thegangsections. In that event, .a third tiebar-43 must be utilized to support one .ofthe front gang sections. .As shown from the above, it should be obvious that the screws 36 remain .in place on the front gang sections during transportationof the harrow. The telescoping arrangement .of the supplemental arm sections -.46 and 4! permits use ,ofmy .novel trans- ,port device on harrows built by different manu- .factures andofyarious sizes, and application thereof to .a disk-harrbw .or removal therefrom may-be accomplished in a very short time and with little effort.

Fig. 9 -.-of the drawings illustrates the. application of my novel-device :to-a singlelrow disk :harrow. In transporting this 'typeof'harrow, use

of the supplemental supporting arm 45 and the hook-equipped tie bars 43 are dispensed with, it being only necessary to use the wheel-equipped supporting arm 23 and the elevating screw 36 and traveller 39. A single row disk harrow is indicated in its entirety by 56 and comprises a plurality of laterally spaced disks 5'! on an axle 58, spacing sleeves 59, a rigid frame 60, and a tongue Bl adapted to be connected to the drawbar 5. Obviously, a pair of the wheel-equipped supporting arms 23 are utilized in this case, one each on opposite sides laterally outwardly of the central tongue 6|. I

My invention has been thoroughly tested and found to be adequate for the accomplishment of the objectives set forth and while I have illustrated a preferred form of the device, it will be understood that the same is capable of modification within the scope and spirit of the invention as defined in the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A transport for disk harrows comprising a supporting arm, a wheel journalled to one end of said arm, a harrow axle retaining element intermediate the ends of said arm, an elongated clamping element having a head on its lower end, means on the free end of said supporting arm for detachably receiving said head, and an adjusta'ble traveller on said clamping element, said traveller having a'doWnwardly-opening hook element adapted to receive therein a portion of the harrow frame upwardly of said axle, said arm comprising a pair of laterally-spaced supporting bars, said retaining element including a hook pivotally secured at one end intermediate said bars and a nut-equipped clamping screw carried by the free end of said hook, said hook at its free end being provided with an enlarged head which overlies the upper surface of said bars, and said screw being provided with an elongated head which in one position is adapted to underlie said bars and in another position is adapted to pass therein said stub shaft, the forward end of said supplemental arm being provided with a hook element having a forwardly-opening slotadapted to receive said clamping element immediately above the head thereof, and a retaining element pivotally secured to said supplemental supporting arm behind said hook element, said retaining element being adapted to engage the axle portion of said forward gang section.

3'. A transport for disk harrows comprising a supporting arm, a wheel journalled to one end of said arm, a harrow axle retaining element intermediate the ends of said arm, an elongated clamping element having a head on its lower end, means on the free end of said supporting arm for detachably receiving said head, and an adjustable traveller on said clamping element, said traveller having a downwardly opening hook element adapted to receive therein a portion of the harrow frame upwardly of said axle, said clamping element being in the nature of a screw having a crank at its upper end and said means for receiving said head being in the nature of a hook element having therein a laterally-opening slot adapted to receive said screw immediately above said head.

RALPH J. IRELAND.

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